Fifty Years of Costume | National Theatre

Celebrate 50 years of costume at the National Theatre, with this film that looks in detail at the vast array of skills of our department and how costume informs an audience and actor about the world of a play.

The costume department of the National Theatre comprises of fifty-four permanent members of staff and is home to a diverse array of skills including: tailoring; dying and printing techniques; wig-making; costume props; ladies making; hair-dressing; buying; alterations; dressing; make-up; supervising the shows and maintenance of the costumes.

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